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Parts of Speech
Conventions
Sentence Structure
Sentence Type
Essay Writing
100
_________ is a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
100

A _________ is missing from the following sentence after "homework": "After she completed her homework she went outside to play."

What is a comma?
100
A simple sentence is also known as __________, as opposed to a sentence _________, which is a dependent clause. 
What is an independent clause and a fragment?
100
This type of sentence commands or tells you what to do: Run this down to the post office.
What is imperative?
100

The term used to define an attention grabbing strategy at the beginning of an essay.

What is hook?
200
In the sentence, "I was just waiting outside the store for my friend", "was" and "waiting" are both _________.
What are verbs?
200

You use this when you combine two words to make a contraction. Do + not

What is an apostrophe?
200

This kind of sentence: During the basketball game, two of the players jumped for the ball at the same time.


What is simple?


200
This type of sentence gives you information: It's the most common type of sentence. 
What is declarative?
200
The main point or argument you are making in your essay. You keep reminding your readers about it throughout your essay.
What is your thesis?
300
_______ and ________ sometimes get confused because one describes nouns, and one describes verbs. 
What are adjectives and adverbs?
300

To make a compound sentence, you add a comma and conjunction or a ____________.

What is a semicolon?
300

This kind of sentence: Jameria studied for her quiz; therefore, she made an A.

What is compound?
300
This type of sentence expresses really strong emotions: She's the life of the party!
What is exclamatory?
300
Examples, quotes, and statistics are types of ______ you can use to support your thesis.
What is evidence?
400
F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. are one type of ___________ that you should use with a comma.
What is conjunction?
400
When quoting from a source, you need to put _________ around the titles of articles.
What are quotation marks?
400

This kind of sentence: Jordan, who is in my second period class, is in Project Dreams and she also does the best in the class.

What is compound-complex?
400
This type of sentence questions everything it hears: Where were you on the night of the rainstorm?
What is interrogative?
400
In an argumentative essay, words like "Although" or phrases like "Others may argue" tip the reader off that the author is addressing a __________.
What is counterclaim?
500
Name all 8 parts of speech
What are nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns, and interjections? 
500
At the end of a quote, you need to give credit to the author by providing a citation inside __________ right before the period.
What are parentheses?
500

You need these three things to make a sentence.

What are a 1) subject/noun, 2) predicate/verb, 3) that makes sense? 

500
This sentence shows two types/purposes: Just what were you thinking when you jumped off of that table?!
What is interrogative and exclamatory? 
500
The entire last paragraph
What is conclusion?